Pelle scored an incredible 55 goals in 66 appearances while at Feyenoord during the past two seasons and outperformed Rickie Lambert in several areas during the last campaign.

Team

Pos

Apps

Goals

Goal Assist

Chance Created / apps

Total Scoring Att / apps

Aerial Won / apps

Mins

Rickie Lambert

Southampton

FW

37

13

10

1.43

2.78

1.84

2,816

Graziano Pelle

Feyenoord

FW

28

23

6

2.04

4.32

4.96

2,503

Lambert appeared in nine more league games than Pelle, but the Italian striker scored ten more goals than the new Liverpool man.

The Eredivisie may not be up to the same standard as the Premier League in terms of quality, but the direct style of play in the division is similar to the top-flight in England and Pelle will hope to benefit from that with The Saints.

The 28-year-old created more chances than Lambert, winning more than three more headers per game as well, and is the perfect man to replace the 32-year-old front-man who has made the switch to Liverpool.

Pelle's best two season's in his career came under Koeman at Feyenoord, and the new Saints boss will want his target man to pick up where he left off, as the new signing scored one and assisted another in Feyenoord's final home game last season.

He joins Dusan Tadic as the second summer signing at St Mary's and more will be arriving before the new campaign kicks off next month as the club look to rebuild a squad following a post-season that has been all about departures.

Much has been made of how The Saints will struggle without stars such as Adam Lallana and Luke Shaw, but in Pelle and Tadic the club have already brought in two quality players that will light up the Premier League if they can reproduce the form shown in the Eredivisie.

Louis East

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